By order of Mr. Scott buried at Prospect, June 10th. Baby. Large bar blue and white gingham waist. Ear-rings. Supposed to be Sarah Wengle. Home knit red flannel skirt. Height 5 feet 2 inches. 8. Age fifty or fifty-five. Very short nose. Barred flannel drawers. Medium stature Weight about 140. Hager Block Plain band ring. Dark hair. Small earrings. Knee breeches. Flat nose. Female. Plug of twisted tobacco. Eighteen months old. One pin K. of P. Finger rings. Male. No shoes. Blue calico overskirt. Light hair slightly gray. Pair of scissors. About forty-five years. Sex unknown. Cigar case Pocketbook containing ring, key and five cents. Sleeve-buttons. Long black hose Red bandana handkerchief. Two pair of stockings, one black and the other blue. Chased band ring. Female. Earrings plain gold. Breast-pin. Black and white skirt. Female. Black vest. One pair earrings. Black pants. One small gold ring. Metal buttons. Derby hat and paint brush found with body. Age about forty. Female. Female. Padlock, key and 15 cts. Watch chain and two lockets. Age about four years. At first supposed to be George Helsel, but found to be a mistake. Pocket knife. 145 pounds. Age fifteen. Height 5 feet 1 inch. Gold ring. Age eleven. Dark gray pants with small black stripes. Black alpaca dress White underskirt. Fair complexion. Three watch chains. Height about five feet eight inches. Light hair. HE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. Height 5 feet. Low laced shoes. The Pennsylvania Railroad restored service to Pittsburgh, 55 miles (89km) away, by June 2. Eye unknown. Light hair turning gray. Small-pox marks on face Light hair. Pair of steel knuckles Key. Age eight months. Slender. Black hair. The reason people are hating on it now is because Hurricane Harvey just happened so Red Cross' response to it is being criticized and it is bringing up memories of how they always operate. Plain string and bag around her neck. Male. A coupon book, Johnstown and Stony Creek R.R. Weight 150. Barred gingham apron or dress. Aged about five years. One bar pin. No valuables. $108 65 in pocket-book. Checkered dress. Male. 178-5. Light hair. Heavy jersey. This is the last of the six Indiana Co., Pa., bodies Nos 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158. Weight 65. Weight 185. [deleted] 6 yr. ago. Age thirty-five. Gingham apron. Apron of check shirting. Flood, 1889]: Carrying body out of the wreck Taken to German Catholic Cemetery. Gold watch. Coat red lining, brass buttons with eagles thereon. Hair brown and light. . Female. Age thirty Height 5 feet. Hazel eyes. Gray woolen coat. Pennsylvania History, v. 80, no. Age six. Height 3 feet 9 inches. Gingham apron. Steel buttons. About forty. No valuables or other articles. The small town of Mineral Point, one mile (1.6km) below the viaduct, was the first populated place to be hit with this renewed force. Button shoes. Black ribbed hose. Male Pair of red socks. No clothing. Cash twenty-five cents. Silver open-faced watch and chain Three keys. Earrings. Black calico dress with white spots. Light complexion. Red flannel skirt, with blue and white checkered waist attached. Band ring on third finger of right hand, hoop ring on left hand. White skirt, Woolen underwear. Little jug charm in pocket. Age about twelve. Blue gingham striped apron Blue woolen dress. Female Age sixty. Breast-pin. Brown and black stripe gray flannel shirt with collar. Female. Body left on lot of Thomas L. Davis. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Weight 155. Large. Name found on arm. Female. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Long breast-pin with brilliants. Age about thirteen. HORROR STORIES Height 5 feet 7 inches. Dark hair. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Age eight. Two bunches of keys. (Worse than Herod's awful crime) Male. Height 5 feet. Empty pocket-book. Female. Weight 165. Button shoes. Male. Red and white waist. In 1889 a dam break upstream from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, released a 30-40 foot wall of water that killed 2200 people within . At Point Park in Johnstown, at the confluence of the Stonycreek and Little Conemaugh rivers, an eternal flame burns in memory of the flood victims. Female. Jersey jacket. Age about sixty Weight about 140. height about 5 feet 6 inches. Female. Pocket-knife. Bones of a human body brought from vicinity of Cambria works. Letters found on body. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Heavy red wool coat. Hair gray. Cotton waist in pocket. Assistant Treasurer of Cambria Iron Company. Upper part of face shaven, also upper part of lower lip. More 1889 flood resources. Very black hair. Age sixty. T Swank, in payment of. (Mr. G.B. Cambria City. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Buttoned shoes. Black and yellow pants. Black and swollen. Gingham waist. Bunch of keys. The . Female. Rusty door key in one pocket. Light brown hair. Age about twenty-five. Small earrings. Male. Supposed to be James Barrett or James Lewis. Height 5 feet 8 inches. One paper needles. Weight 115 Height 5 feet. Portage street, Conemaugh Borough. Calico dress with red and white spots. Pocket-knife. Age fifty. Cord braid at waist. Updated February 08, 2022 10:00 AM. $170 in paper and $75 in gold. $11.99 . Spectacle case. A young lady about twenty. Female. Purse $1.57 Pocket-knife. Black stockings. Body sent to Greensburgh. An hour after the dam's failure, a 60-foot wall of water and debris smashed into the thriving 30,000-person community of Johnstown at 40 miles per hour. Calico dress. Black hair. Brown hair. About five years of age. Age ten. Gold watch, engraved Christmas 18-. Clater, 534 9th Ave. A Hebrew. Brown eyes. However, owing to the delay at the stone arch, the flood waters gained renewed hydraulic head, resulting in a stronger, more abrupt wave of water hitting places downstream than otherwise would have been expected. Female. Worked with H. Martin, Wire Mills. Female. Auburn hair. Dark hair. Ear drop with small balls attached. Black stockings darned in both heels. Black dress. Weight 40. Female. With George O'Brien, Florence Gilbert, Janet Gaynor, Anders Randolf. Female. Three double teeth and one small tooth out on right side lower jaw, on left side first and fourth double tooth out. Height 4 feet 6 inches. Age about thirty-five. Dark clothes. Two bodies were found as late as 1906. Valuables recovered by brother, T. P. Keedy. Very small shoes. Plyers. Dark blue suit. Female. Grand View, June 14th. Darlings lost but never found! Thirteen years old. Supposed to be J. Tyler. Charm with different metals set in. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}402054.8N 784630.3W / 40.348556N 78.775083W / 40.348556; -78.775083. R.R. Weight 90 lbs. Body sent to Blairsville, Pa., by John Henderson, June 10th. Knife. Blue eyes. Age about thirty-five. Light complexion. Bodies filled morgues in Johnstown and river towns downstream until relatives came to identify them. Plain ring on finger of right hand. Son of John W. Peydon, 179 Clinton street. Blue calico waist. Ring on finger with amethyst, with G.L.H on stone. Female. Female. Male Age twelve. Ear-rings, with five point star set with glass. Female. Daughter of Charles Prosser, of Cresson. Short hair. The flood was as wide as the Mississippi River and three times more powerful than Niagara Falls. Female Age about nine years. Schubert's body was found beneath a pile of broken timbers. Age twenty to twenty-five. Dark hair. High buttoned shoes. Age sixty-five. Cash $12.74. White shirt Blue vest. Buried at Prospect. Blue dress. Condicin: Good Encuadernacin de tapa dura. Fair complexion. Slippers. Dark brown hair. Kid gloves in pocket. Breast-pin engraved. Contact; About us; . Female. Age thirty-one. Supposed to be a Fitzharris. Black cloth pantaloons. Black pants. Chemise with red border. $2,500 in bills, $600 in gold, $4.23 in silver and coppers. Buried in his lot at Grand View. Male. Male. Male. Male. Large key. Red dress. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Female. Female. Bunch keys Match safe. Gold watch Breast-pin. [21] The long-awaited report was presented at that meeting by James Francis. Remains were found for months, even years after the flood - The final remains were found in Cincinnati in 1911. W. K. Endsley's bank book. Female. Height 5 feet 6 inches Heavy band ring lettered inside from H W. S. to A. M. L., January 1, 1881. Height five feet. Plain gold ring with S. T. How on. Pocket-knife. Walter, Jennie and Edith also drowned. Weight 40. Red and black flannel skirt. Body removed by her son, Warren W. Cope. Height 4 feet 6 inches. Odd Fellow's badge on pin. Weight 135. Weight 135. Heavy knit stockings. White cotton underskirt and red flannel skirt. Female. His family survived the flood. The force of the flood swept several locomotives weighing 170,000 pounds as far as 4,800 feet, $3,742,818.78 was collected for the Johnstown relief effort from within the U.S. and 18 foreign countries, The American Red Cross, led by Clara Barton and organized in 1881, arrived in Johnstown on June 5, 1889 it was the first major peacetime disaster relief effort for the, Johnstown has suffered additional significant floods in its history, including in. Silver watch, open-face. Weight 150. $29 54. Large buckeye in pocket. Brown corkscrew coat. (?) Buttoned shoes. Turned up nose. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. Plain ring on third finger of left hand (can't take off). Height about 5 feet 9 inches. Black hair. 48, No. Very heavy build. Checkered knee pants. Brown hair, blue eyes, old scar on neck. Blue woolen shirt. Found in drift above Company's store. John Burkhard, guardian of the above. Brown coat. [3] This fatal lowering of the dam greatly reduced the capacity of the main spillway and virtually eliminated the action of an emergency spillway on the western abutment. Pair blood stone cuff-buttons. The body of one victim was found more than 100 miles away in Steubenville, Ohio. Fair complexion. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Flannel skirt striped gray and black. Black and white checkered shirt. Red and blue striped petticoat. Height 5 feet 6 1/2 inches. Weight 160. Scapular. Bunch of keys with name on stencil plate. Height 5 feet 4 inches Black cork-screw pants. Emblem pin of A.O.K. Left foot of child. Weight 225. Age forty. Female. Badly burned. Two finger rings, one carved, the other ruby. Male. Black cloth coat Gold watch and chain Breast-pin Plain gold ring, marked "H B." Weight 160. Large. Brass check. Weight about 150. Body and valuables shipped to Beauregard, Tenn., on telegraphic order of Mrs. D.H. McGavock, Nashville, Tenn., on June 11th. Black pants. Age about thirty. Black stockings Cardinal jacket, with brass buttons. Railroad tickets. Purple coat with small black stripes. Two pocket-knives. Weight 190. Checkered waist. Female. Rings in possession of R. B. Rodgers. Two pair stockings. Blue and white striped shirt. Red and black checkered skirt. Nearly 12 inches (300 millimetres) of rain fell in 24 hours when . Pipe. Age forty to forty-five. Proper number lost. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Male. Black and white striped pants. Tom O'Day is loved by two women, Anna Burger and Gloria Hamilton. An autograph album near her hand belonged to Blanche S. Wilson. Age about three years. Female. Age forty-seven to fifty. Plaid dress, no sleeves. Reported as having committed suicide. Age six. Sponsored. Pair of cuff-buttons. 5. One band ring on finger of right hand. Woolen underskirt. Child about two years old. Photo, Print, Drawing The Johnstown Calamity [Johnstown, Pa. Bone collar-button. Ribbed stockings. Plaid dress. Found in arms of Miss Brown. Supposed to be Mrs. Conrad Snable, bar-tender in Kost saloon on Washington street. Gray eyes. Age sixteen. St. John's. By the early twentieth century, entertainers developed an exhibition portraying the flood, using moving scenery, light effects, and a live narrator. Blue flannel underskirt. Female. Long shaggy eyebrows. Sandy hair. Female. Prospect, June 14th. Barred gingham apron. Heavy plaited chain and locket. It's like the Johnstown Flood in PA in the 19th century. 5 shoes Diamond ring carved, one crescent pin, set with brilliants, with star in centre. Heavy head of hair. Dark knee pants. Saloon-keeper, Clinton street. Male. Download. Gray hair. Silver pencil. Blue clothes. Cuff-buttons. Woolen stockings. Small gold ear-rings. Head severed from body. Congress gaiters. Red flannel underskirt striped up and down Left lower jaw deformed. Age about twenty-two. One body was even recovered 100 miles away in Steubenville, Ohio (Coleman 2019). Male. Silver watch. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Black and blue plaid dress. Locating the bodies was a challenge. Red bandana handkerchief Blue and white cotton hose. Light hair and moustache. Male. Dark hair. Female Age about ten Weight 75 Spring heel shoes Blue and brown barred woolen waist Black and red barred flannel skirt. Debris was recovered as far away as Pittsburgh, about 75 miles to the west. Red skirt. Age ten to twelve. As everyone had dreaded, disease followed in the wake of the flood, and typhoid added 40 more lives to the 2,209 that had already died. Canton flannel underclothes. Age thirteen. Wife of Neal M'Arreny. Black hair. Male. Age five years. Recognized by her mother. 18 April 2007 . Oroide watch. Male. Jazz is the use of a whole range of rhythm without improvisation. The Wagner-Ritter House is closed for winter until April 19, 2023. Striped calico dress. Auburn hair. Black pants. Black cheviot coat, knee pants, coat pleated in front White waist figured with dog's head and red collar. The Johnstown Flood developed into the biggest news story of the era. Papers, etc. Brown wool hose, white feet. Sent to Prospect. false. Height 4 feet. Brown striped wool shawl. Cream color ribbon around neck. Light hair slightly gray. $4.65 in money. Female. Button-hook, and jacks. Blue dress with white pearl buttons. Black hair. Rather heavy build. Age about nineteen. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Brown hair. Female child. Wore blue calico dress. Gray cotton socks. Necktie. Dark clothes. Afterwards thought to be Miss Masterson. Height 4 feet 2 inches. Weight 180. Purse and small iron key on a ring. Here is a list of some of the most descriptive facts about the Johnstown flood. Blue drill overalls. Dress wine color with metal buttons. Black stockings. Height 5 feet 2 inches. Ring on left hand with "R" thereon. White ribbed stockings Leather heel protectors on foot. Gray jersey cloth vest and jacket, with large metal buttons, swan stamped upon them. Female. White canton flannel drawers. Wife of Moses Owens. Height 5 feet Small rolled plate ear-drops. Bunch of keys. Male. Ring on second finger of left hand. Height about 5 feet 3 inches. Gray eyes. Grand View, June 15th. White. White muslin or canton flannel underwear. Male. Light hair. Wore a scapular. White. Two pairs of gold glasses. Female. Key ring. Flash floods are the most dangerous kind of floods, because they combine the destructive power of a flood with incredible speed. Male. Can't take it off. Female. Male. B.". Life insurance agent. Height 5 feet. Weight about 225. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Sandy hair. Light hair. Age about three. Age about twenty-two. One small ear-drop. One black stocking and one button shoe. Plain gold ring with initials, "K. L. R." Plain gold ring and earrings with stone setting. Age about twenty-six. Weight 120. Heavy sandy hair. Button shoes with rubbers on. Weight 75. Black hair. Necktie. Brown hair, double plait. Brown hair. White corsets Red striped body. Black ribbed hose. Height about 5 feet 4 inches. Red hair and moustache. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Small, round, black ball. Two cuff-buttons. Age fifty-five. Ticket of admission to Johnstown Opera House Prospect, June 11th. Crippled in both feet, and wore steel leg supporters. This month, authorities . (106) 6.8 1 h 4 min 1926 ALL. Scapular around neck. [25][26], The Johnstown Flood was the worst flood to hit the U.S. in the 19th century. National Guard. Gray pants, black thread run through. Eleven years old. Mustache and beard. Female. Female. Russell all above-named articles. It took workers three months to remove the mass of debris, the delay owing in part to the huge quantity of barbed wire from the ironworks entangled with the wreckage. station. White. Female. Black and white flannel petticoat. The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. 0:00. Large. Blue eyes. People who . Black hair. Light hair, one plait in back, one on each side of head. [9] Its existence is supported by topographic data from 1889[20] which shows the western abutment to be about one foot lower than the crest of the dam remnants, even after the dam had previously been lowered as much as three feet by the South Fork Club. Brown black hair. Large seal ring on little finger of right hand, set gone. Red woolen stockings. Satteen Polonaise. Two knives. A book, on front "M. H R" Steel rim glasses. Thirty-five years. Sandy complexion. Knife. Navy blue vest and pants. Possibly a Jew. When the South Fork Dam broke on May 31, 1889, the wave of water and the damage it caused eventually claimed 2,209 lives. [3] The first town to be hit by the flood was South Fork; the town was on high ground, and most of the people escaped by running up the nearby hills when they saw the dam spill over. Age one and one-half years. Pocket-knife, black handle. Male. Sent to Prospect. One dollar gold ear-rings. Age twelve. A round Harrison and Morton badge. The cleanup operation took years, with bodies still being found months (and years) after the flood. Blue shirt. Blue and white barred skirt. Female. Supposed to be William Owens. Female. Sandy hair. Pearl buttons. Gum boots. Nickel five cent piece. Female. Black hair plaited and put up in knot. Blue calico dress. Female. Red flannel shirt. Valuables given to him. Heavy build. Female. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Thirty-five years. Female. Brown hair. $3,742,818.78 was collected for the Johnstown relief effort from within the U.S. and eighteen foreign countries, including Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Australia, and the Ottoman Empire. Washington street, Johnstown, Pa. Gold watch and chain. Very light mustache. According to nps.gov, "of the 2,209 people that died 900 bodies were never found." . Male. Age about thirty-five. Hulbert House porter. Girl Age about eight years old. Black set pin. Female Height 4 feet 9 inches. Weight 150. Pocket book and papers. Hair sprinkled with gray. She is one . Red and white striped jacket. Age about sixty-five years Knife. Supposed to be Mr. Bridge's child. Male. Guttapercha comb holding heavy head of black hair. Age fifty to fifty-five. Button shoes. Leaf pattern. On the morning of May 31, 1889, after a night of heavy rainfall, club president Elias Unger was alarmed to find that the water level of the lake had risen more than two feet since the previous evening. White. Piece white tape around body. Identified by her mother. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Age thirty-seven. Male. Age about thirty-eight. Full face. Age eighteen to twenty. Brown ribbon around neck. Badly burned. Male. Slippers. White skirt. Age about eight. Age twelve. Plain hoop ring, one set on left hand. Blue calico dress. Moreover, a system of relief pipes and valves, a feature of the original dam which had previously been sold off for scrap, was not replaced, so the club had no way of lowering the water level in the lake in case of an emergency. Plain white underskirt. Black and white barred flannel skirt. Valuables turned over to Mrs. Lee. Red underskirt. Age about twenty. Gum sling in pocket. White Age two years. 48,196. Male. Catholic. Body nude. Female Age twenty-five. Sun glass. Weight about 15 pounds. Gold watch chain. Age twenty. Six people, including the owner Mr. Schultz, were inside the house when the flood hit. Hair-pin. The other three investigators, William Worthen, Alphonse Fteley, and Max Becker, did not attend. Travelling optician. Plain gold ring, with J L B. engraved on inner side, Female Weight 115. Female. Age about seventeen. Female. Age twenty. Light brown hair. Cash $167.65. Sandy hair. Blue and white striped skirt. Fair complexion. Blue vest buttons. Gold ring. p.475. Short full face. Such was the price that was paid for fish! Identified and taken by friends. Weight 140. Button shoes. 5 large keys. Eighty. High gum boots, similar to men's boots. Age five years. Rhinestone ear-rings ruby set, two sets lost out. Dark brown hair. Age three years Height about 3 feet 5 inches. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Identified and removed by her mother. Button shoes. Light hair. Low cut shoes. Black hair. Heavy brown hair. Weight 130. Ear-drops, enameled black, with blue setting. Female. Buried in. Residence unknown. Blue eyes. Blue eyes. Prospect, June 14th. Sent to heaven before their time; Girl. $4.00 in cash. Light hair. Keys. Supposed to be Mr. Farrell, of Woodvale. Gold breast pin with brilliant setting. Brown eyes. The city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1800 by Swiss immigrant Joseph Johns (anglicized from "Schantz") where the Stonycreek and Little Conemaugh rivers joined to form the Conemaugh River. Polka-dot necktie. Thomas J. Jones. Female. St. Louis, Mo Lady's gold open-faced watch, stem-winder. Weight 125. Dark shirt Dark pants. Height 4 feet 4 inches. Age twelve Weight 60. Age twenty-six. Weight 115. Light calico dress with black figures. Weight 100 Height 4 feet 6 inches. Black skirt Red underwear. Afterwards identified as James Dillon, of Somerset. Four collar-buttons Set ring. Black cashmere dress. Brakeman Cambria Iron Co. Left eye gone. So not only was there a wall of water hitting the town, it brought it's own weapons. Brown hair. Silver ring left hand. Gingham dress. Large. Short in stature Very heavy. Butchered husbands, slaughtered wives White. Age about thirty. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Age about twenty. Light brown hair, slightly gray. Light hair. Leather boots. Height 3 feet 2 inches. Gum rubbers, No. Eyes unknown. Thirty-eight years. The last victim wasn't found until 1911. Badly burned. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Heavy set. One band ring. $46.25. [8] Developers' artificial narrowing of the riverbed to maximize early industries left the city even more flood-prone. Plain ear-rings. Red stockings. Weight about 125 Height about 5 feet 6 inches. Age about eighteen. Effects delivered to mother. Red calico dress. Female. Female. Striped brown and yellow overalls Striped drawers. Back tooth out right side lower jaw. Knife. Found foot of Main Street in a cellar. Male. Black stockings. Johnstown, Pa About three-fourths of body. Penknife. Dress, white and brown stripes, blue jersey. Female. Massive flood of Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1889. Buff dress with yellow, brown and black spots. To Sandy Vale for burial. Height 5 feet. Male. Age about thirty. Supposed to be Mrs. Reese, wife of J.W. Supposed to belong to the Salvation Army. Dark hair. Medium size. Throwing his locomotive into reverse, he raced backward toward East Conemaugh, the whistle blowing constantly. About twenty years. Weight 180. Age thirty-five. Woolen cloth waist barred gray and black. Green purse. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Son of Phillip Rapp, of Hornerstown. Age thirty-five. 101 Centre street, Johnstown, Pa Weight 150. Brown and white gingham apron, with collar. Black jersey. Black hair. Door key. Pocket-book, $6 35 money. White. Match safe. Dark hair. The dam ruptured after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing 14.55 million cubic meters of water. Carpenter's lead pencil. Age six months. Received by her brother. Age fourteen years. Red hair and mustache. Female. Spring heel shoes Red flannel undershirt. Female Age six. One large set ring. Age twenty-four years. Button shoes. Age twenty-five. Fair complexion Long black hair. Cut in upper lip. Sandy hair. Breast-pin. One chased band ring. Supposed to be William F. Beck, husband of Mrs. Blanche Beck (337), years 29 Machinist, worked in Gautier. Gray eyes. Blue shirt waist. White linen collar with brilliant collar-button. Supposed to be Mr. Evans, Machinist. Body shipped to Indiana, Pa., via. Little black waist Red undershirt. No goods. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Brown dress. Fifty-seven minutes after the dam collapsed, the flood hit Johnstown. Gold ear-rings with five blue sets. Blue eyes. Sent to Prospect. Weight 40. Female. Weight about 50. Age eighteen. Weight about 60. Age about ten years. The second "great flood" to hit Johnstown, Pa., happened on July 20, 1977. Removed. Male Age about thirty to thirty-five. Weight about 115 Height about 5 feet 6 inches. Age about thirty. Buried at "Prospect," June 9th. Engraved gold ring on third finger of left hand. Brown hair. But within seven minutes, the viaduct collapsed, allowing the flood to resume its course. Other men tried digging a ditch at the other end of the dam, on the western abutment which was lower than the dam crest. Gold ring, small. Weight 160. Female. Female. Age sixty-five. Valuables One ring with set. Age thirty. Male. Right leg and right arm only. Buttoned shoes. Laced shoe. Age eighteen months. Buttoned shoes. Female. Blue waist, crescent figure. Age thirty to thirty-five. Bunch of keys with tag marked "E. M Thomas." Height 5 feet 6 inches Brown hair. Large mouth. Male. Disinterred and found not to be Walter Jones. Age about fourteen years Weight 90 pounds. Blue coat with four pleats. Grand View, June 15th. Laced shoes. Mangled daughters, bleeding sons, 2 1/2. Female Buttoned shoes Rubbers. Male. Sandy hair. Red and white barred calico dress. Fine laced shoes. Last summer, Beale's yellowing journals were found in an old Philadelphia carriage-house, shedding new light on a catastrophe that killed 2,209. Blue check shirt. Pocket comb and maroon leather case.